Re: SBS 2003 unable to logon - Username and Password greyed out

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Thanks for the answer Merv. After I rebooted the server, I was able to log
in locally. It has not happened since the reboot, so far anyway. Sorry for
the delay in replying back.

"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

> What happens if you log in remotely (RDC) and reboot the server?
>
> --
> Merv Porter [SBS MVP]
> ===================================
> "Courtney" <Courtney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:A3DD7B85-1B20-4ADD-AC03-1E086C7BE29F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I am running SBS 2003 Std and when I came in today, I went to the server
> > to
> > login, but found the username and password were greyed out, so I could not
> > login.
> >
> > I can however use RDC to get to the server. There is nothing in the event
> > logs that send up a red flag, so I imagine it isn't too serious. I also
> > found one other post talking about VNC being the culprit, but I do not
> > see,
> > nor do I remember ever installing that service. Has anyone else ran into
> > this? Any input you can provide on this would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Courtney
>
>
>
.



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